Former Auburn University running back Michael Dyer is among at least a dozen members of Auburn's 2010 team to fail a test for synthetic marijuana, according to an ESPN report.

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Paul Myerberg
USA Today

At least a dozen members of Auburn University's 2010 championship football team tested positive for synthetic marijuana, known as "spice," and the university decided to keep the results secret, according to an ESPN report.

A six-month investigation conducted by ESPN The Magazine and the ESPN show "E:60" revealed the widespread popularity of the synthetic drug, describing it as an "epidemic" that led to "a rash of failed drug tests and a decision at the highest levels of the university to keep the results confidential."

According to the report, a dozen student-athletes on Auburn's 2010 ...